Sanitary single-use toilet seat covers



W. S. KELLY Oct. 24, 1967 SANITARY SINGLE-USE TOILET SEAT COVERS FiledOct. 8, 1964 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. William 6? Kelly ATTHRN 5.

Oct. 24, 1967 w. s. KELLY SANITARY SINGLE-USE TOILET SEAT COVERS 3Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 8, 1964 INVENTOR. William 5. Kelly O 24'. 1967w. s. KELLY 3,348,243

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United States Patent 3,348,243 SANITARY SINGLE-USE TOILET SEAT COVERSWilliam S. Kelly, 64-27 79th St., Middle Village, NY. 11379 Filed Oct.8, 1964, Ser. No. 402,549 1 Claim. (Cl. 4-245) This invention relates tosanitary toilet seat covers and more particularly to a pad of sanitarysingle-use toilet seat covers.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a pad ofsanitary toilet seat covers that is readily applied to a toilet seat ofordinary construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pad of this kind withmeans for securely retaining the pad in an applied position on thetoilet seat, thereby eliminating the necessity of extraneous securingelements such as glued strips, clamps, buttons and the like.

Still another object is to provide a pad of sanitary toilet seat coversincludinga base and a stack of sanitary toilet seat covers detachablysecured thereon, one of which may be readily removed from the base everytime the toilet seat is used.

Yet another object of the. invention is to provide a pad of sanitarytoilet seat covers which are absolutely sanitary and which are soarranged that the covers directly below the uppermost cover will not bebrought into contact with the body of the person using the toilet seat.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pad of sanitary toiletseat covers, the covers being impervious to moisture, mildew or toodors.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pad of sanitary toiletseat covers that are exceedingly thin, that naturally adhere to eachother so that they will not prematurely disengage from the pad, oradhere to the skin of the user, but may be peeled off of the pad withlittle effort.

It is also an object of the inventon to provide a pad of sanitary toiletseat covers that is simple in construction, adaptable to toilet seats ofall sizes and shapes, readily disposable, and economical to manufacture.

The invention also contemplates that the individual toilet seat coversmay be lightly coated, sprayed or impregnated with a deodorizing agentwhich would be activated on contact with water.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a pad of peelable sanitary toiletseat covers embodying one form of the invention.

FIG. 1A is a bottom perspective view thereof, parts being shown brokenaway.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the pad of peelable sanitary toiletseat covers of FIG. 1 shown applied to a toilet seat, a toilet seatcover being shown partly removed.

FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken on line 2A2A of FIG. 2 on an enlargedscale.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 2, theseat being shown in dash lines.

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 2 of a pad of peelable sanitary toiletcovers embodying a modified form of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 2 of a modified form of toilet seatwith a pad of covers thereon, one cover being shown partly removed.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of FIG. 6, on anenlarged scale.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of FIG. 6, parts beingomitted.

FIG. 9 is a view of the parts of FIG. 8 as seen from the line 99 andlooking in the direction of the arrows, on a reduced scale and upon thebottom thereof.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a modified pad adapted to be applieddirectly to an integral seat toilet bowl.

Referring now in detail to the various views of the drawings, in FIG. 2,a conventional toilet bowl 10 with pivoted wooden seat 12 is shown, theseat being substantially oval in shape.

A pad 14 of peelable sanitary toilet seat covers 16 made in accordancewith one form of the invention is shown in FIGS. 1 and 1A and is shownattached to the seat 12 in FIG. 2. The pad in plan and configuration issimilar to the plan and configuration of the seat. The pad is of a sizeslightly exceeding the size of the seat to which it is to be applied.Structurally, the pad 14 includes a base or backing sheet 18 constitutedby a sheet of semi-rigid plastic material such as polystyrene or othersuitable thermoplastic resin approximately one-sixteenth of an inchthick.

The base 18 is shaped in the form of a shell having a continuous bodyportion oval-shaped in plan with an oval-shaped opening 22 in the centerconforming to the shape and dimensions of'the opening in the toiletseat. At its front as viewed in FIG. 2 the body portion is curved roundconforming to the shape of the upper face of the front surface of thetoilet seat; and at its rear the body portion is formed with a flatextension 24 with round corners, conforming to the shape of the rear endof the toilet seat. The exterior sides of the body portion are bentinwardly forming flanges 28 adapted to be extended inwardly between thetop edge of the bowl and the seat 12 interlocking with the exteriorperiphery of the seat. The inner peripheral edge 30 of the body portionis curved and extends smoothly downwardly below the bottom surface ofthe toilet seat 12 as best seen in FIG. 3.

A number of thin sheets 32 of similar shape to the base 18 is supportedin superimposed stacked relation on the base. The compressed stack ofsheets 32 is not more than one eighth of an inch thick, comprisingapproximately two hundred sheets. The individual sheets 32 are formed ofpolyethylene, PVC-type (polyvinyl chloride) or other suitablethermoplastic film. The sheets 32 have the required coefficient offriction so that they naturally adhere to the base and to each other butmay be peeled off with little effort. In manufacture of the stack, whenthe sheets 32 are pressed together they tend to cling together so thatthey will not prematurely disengage from the base 18 or adhere to theskin of the user. In use, the stack including the base 18 and sheets 32is snapped into position over the seat and under the sides of the seat.

Each sheet 32 is formed with an integral apron 34, serving as a fingerpiece, disposed at the front curved end of the pad, diametricallyopposite to the rear flat extension 24 and projecting radially anddownwardly of the body of the sheet. The aprons 34 are in nestedrelation on 'top of each other as seen in FIG. 2. The aprons are readilygrasped by the fingers of the user to facilitate the removal of theseparate sheets from the pad when used.

In the modification of the invention shown in FIG. 5, a horse-shoeshaped type of toilet seat 12' is shown. A pad 14 of superimposed sheets32' of similar horse-shoe shape is seated on the top face thereof. Eachsheet 32' is formed with arcuate-shaped side members 35 with flanges atthe sides for interlocking with the side edges of the sidesof the seatand with hooked ends 37 for hooking over the ends of the sides of thetoilet seat. At the rear, each sheet 32' is formed with a flat extension39 terminating in a tab 34' of reduced width. The extension can readilybe grasped by the fingers of the user for removal from the stack.

In FIGS. 6 to 9., inclusive, a split toilet seat 12" consisting of twoelongated curved wooden arms 40 and 42 pivoted to ashaft 44 is shown.This necessitates a modified form of pad construction, formed of aseparate pad 14" for each arm. Each pad 14" comprises a base 18" shapedto conform to the shape of the respective arm and a plurality of thinsheets 32" stacked on the base.

The base 18" is formed with an inwardly extending flange 28" along itsouter long curved edge and is formed with another flange 46 along itsinner long curved edge as viewed in FIGS. 6 and 7. At its front, asindicated at 41, the base is curved to conform to the curvature of thefront of the arm, and at its rear is flat as indicated The sheets 32"are of the same shape as the base in plan. At the front, the sheetsconform to the shape of the front end of the base, and at the rear thesheets have flat ends constituting tabs 48 with curved edges, forpeeling the top sheet 011? of the stack of sheets.

The invention contemplates that the pad of sheets, such as the pad 14 ofFIG. 1, may be applied directly to the top rim 12a of a toilet bowl a asshown in FIG. 10. The. pad. in plan is similar to the plan of the bowland slightly larger. The flanges 28 extend downwardly along the sides ofthe .bowl and the. aprons 34 extend downwardly along the front of thebowl. The aprons are readily grasped by the fingers of the user tofacilitate the removal of the separate sheets from the pad when used.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedby the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A toilet seat cover comprising a base of semi-rigid plastic materialhaving an oval shaped body with a central oval shaped opening, aplurality of superimposed peelable plastic sheets conformable to andsupported on the base and electrostatieally adhering thereto and to eachother, said sheets having oval shaped openings aligned with the openingin the base, a flat extension on the rear end of the body of the base,flat extensions on the sheets conformable to the flat extension on thebody of the base, inwardly extending flanges on the outer side of theperipheral edges of the body of the base, inwardly extending flanges onthe outer peripheral edges of the sheets conforming to the flanges ofthe body of the base, said flanges adapted to be snapped into positionbetween the toilet seat and toilet bowl, and integral aprons on theflexible sheets extending radially thereof at the front thereof for theconvenient peeling off of the topmost sheet of the stack.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,106,647 8/1914 Graves 4-2451,429,490 9/1922 Crayton 4245 1,601,088 9/1926 Sullivan et al 4-2472,160,100 5/1939 Crawford 4-245 2,903,713 9/1959 Previte 4242 LAVERNE D.GEIGER, Primary. Examiner.

35 B. E. KILE, Assistant Examiner.

